WAR

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A 17th-Century Noblewoman's Rare Poems About War-Torn England Can Be Read Online

Hester Pulter broke convention—and the expectations of her gender and class—by writing about science and politics.

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WWI Centennial: Armistice

"The war to end war" finally ends.

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WWI Centennial: Allies Triumph In Italy, German Sailors Mutiny

Central Europe fragments while Germany sees the final throes of battle.

8 Things to Know About Crispus Attucks

Among the American Revolution's many heroes, Crispus Attucks is immortalized as the "first to defy, the first to die."

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WWI Centennial: Allies Rebuff German Armistice Offer

The Central Powers are close to giving up.

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WWI Centennial: Central Powers In Collapse

Germany and its allies face defeat, with Allied victories including American Meuse-Argonne Offensive

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WWI Centennial: Brits Victorious At Megiddo

Lawrence of Arabia returns.

10 Things You Might Not Know About the Battle of New Orleans

Here's everything you need to know about the last major engagement in the War of 1812.

The Time 14 Cargo Ships Were Trapped in the Suez Canal ... for Eight Years

The ships moored together and formed a micronation. (It might as well have been an adult summer camp.)

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WWI Centennial: Americans Attack the St. Mihiel Salient; the Flu Turns Deadly

The Spanish flu epidemic sweeps ever more lethally through war-torn Europe.

The British Codebreaker Who Convinced the U.S. to Join WWI

Could Texas ever be returned to Mexico? In 1917, Germany tried.

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How the Performance of a French Opera About a Neapolitan Revolt Sparked a Belgian Revolution

In 1830, King William I of Netherlands celebrated his birthday with an opera. The performance would help destroy his country.

WWI Centennial: Lenin is Shot; Bolsheviks Unleash Red Terror

The attempted assassination of the Bolshevik leader set off a campaign of extreme violence.

20 Militant Murals in Northern Ireland

Take a tour of Belfast's eeriest works of public art.

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How Scotland's 35-Year Kilt Ban Backfired in Spectacular Fashion

In 1746, tartan kilts were outlawed in Scotland. That ban would help the garment become world-famous.

12 Things to Know About Crazy Horse

He was called the fiercest warrior in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

10 Things You Might Not Know About The Battle Of The Bulge

A reporter coined the name.

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WWI Centennial: Germany Must End War, Generals Admit

Even German children knew the end of the war was near.

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WWI Centennial: “The Black Day of the German Army”

The final German offensive finally peters out.

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Where Did the Ex-Confederate Leaders Go After the Confederacy Was Defeated by the Union?

Some went to prison. Others went into business.

This Is What Anne Frank's Arrest Looked Like

Anne Frank was captured by the Nazis on this date in 1944.

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WWI Centennial: The French and Americans Advance On a Broad Front

Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened.

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WWI Centennial: The Tide Turns; the Romanovs are Executed

By splitting the French and British near Amiens and pushing the latter into the sea, there was still a chance Germany could win the war

WWI Centennial: July 4 in France

French civilians celebrated July 4 almost as enthusiastically as the American troops.

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